> > > Three words...  one solution:
> > >
> > > Methyl ethyl ketone.
> >
> > A pun?
>
> Unintentional.  Embarrassingly enough, that hadn't occurred to me until
> this morning.  That'll teach me to post right before going to bed.

I've been reading the info at the link Andy Howard posted. Fuming nitric
seems to be the acid of choice for hackers wanting to get rid of epoxy.
It doesn't attack silicon or gold. Any aluminium gets an oxide coating
to protect it. I'm halfway through the 15 pages, so far it's given me plenty
to daydream about

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